Well, I sold a smart thermostat I got on a steal of a deal. At the time, it retailed on Amazon and at Home Depot for $199.99 or so. I sold it on eBay for $90 because I basically had nothing into and wanted the fast cash.
I made it clear in the description that I’m selling hardware and not tech support. I made it clear these things require someone trained to install it, especially with a c-wire and all that jazz.
I even messages this fucker after he paid, asking if he understands he may need someone who is a pro to install it. That I don’t take returns. That it’s brand new and sealed in the box.
Wel, this faggot messages me saying it doesn’t work and that he had his buddy who is good with electronics look at it. The. he said it’s broken and missing wires.
He makes a claim. I dispute it with all the records I had. As a seller, you lose every time on eBay. The money was pulled from my account and I never got the unit back.
Well, I had this fuckers name, phone number, address….his username was the same on many platforms…….I gave him one chance to apologize and at the very least send the unit back. He told me I can “kiss off” and he was calling the police.
No problem. I’ll just wait a year until this event is out of his head. And that’s what I did. I’m not going to say if I just sent him a mean letter or anything else. But I do feel better now.
Shit like this is why I refuse to sell anything on ebay now. The "buyer" always wins basically no matter what. Which is fucking stupid. The seller's are paying fee's too. I think ebay just doesn't want bad social media posts about some seller "winning" against the "wrong" person.
Niggers make a career of scamming. They talk about it publicly on social media. They do bogus complaints and returns with everything from eBay, to DoorDash, to sitting in a restaurant, eating all the food, then saying the food was no good and they’re not paying.
The fact that this was a seemingly well-off, older White guy blew my mind.
It’s certainly risky. A hobby my father and I share, something that helps keep him having some excitement and make a few bucks, is taking trips to thrift stores, searching online, etc for stuff to “flip.” eBay is the easiest way because i can’t deal with the retardation on sites like Facebook marketplace. But you have the wrong buyer one time, and youre gonna lose your 100% feedback rating and lose time and money. And it’s only a matter of time before it happens.
I sell stuff on eBay a few times a year when I have a group of stuff to sell. But the sellers I hate the most are the sellers that inflate the shipping. I saw a computer case a few months ago selling for 10.00 and but it was 110.00 to ship. Once I get the zip code of the seller I check out rates and message the seller with a price I am willing to pay to ship. Either I never hear back (99% of the time) or the seller comes back with "I need X more for packaging." Usually it's $30 or $40. I usually never reply back except to notify eBay of the seller but nothing ever comes of it.
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